{"id":118277,"date":"2025-12-29T17:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-fully-aligns-with-au-eac-on-somalia-integrity"},"modified":"2025-12-29T17:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:27:28","slug":"rwanda-fully-aligns-with-au-eac-on-somalia-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-fully-aligns-with-au-eac-on-somalia-integrity","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Fully Aligns with AU EAC on Somalia Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda fully aligns with the statements issued by the African Union and the East African Community in support of Somalia, and encourages the pursuit of a path forward based on shared peace and prosperity, in accordance with international law, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Sunday, December 28.<\/p>\n

Statement on Somalia<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the EAC also issued a statement reaffirming the unity and territorial integrity of Somalia, a member of the regional bloc.<\/p>\n

In accordance with the EAC Treaty, the regional bloc\u2019s statements states, the bloc recognises Somalia \u201cwith its borders inherited at independence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Somalia officially joined the EAC by becoming the bloc\u2019s eighth partner state on March 4, 2024.<\/p>\n

Earlier, on December 26, after Israel became the first country to formally recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, rejected any recognition of Somaliland and reaffirmed the AU\u2019s unwavering commitment to the unity and sovereignty of Somalia.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, on Friday, that Israel and Somaliland signed a joint declaration establishing full diplomatic relations, describing it as being \u201cin the spirit of the Abraham Accords\u201d, a set of deals brokered by the United States to establish formal ties between Israel and Arab states.<\/p>\n

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission rejects any recognition of Somaliland and reaffirms the African Union\u2019s unwavering commitment to the unity and sovereignty of #Somalia.<\/p>\n

In reaction, Youssouf reiterated the AU\u2019s unwavering commitment to the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia, as well as its full support for the efforts of the Somali authorities to consolidate peace, strengthen State institutions, and advance inclusive governance.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. Rwanda fully aligns with the statements issued by the African Union and the East African Community in support of Somalia, and encourages the pursuit of a path forward based on shared peace and prosperity, in accordance with international law, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Sunday, December 28. 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